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@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ enable Chromium's renderer in native apps that are not based on Electron.
Brightray is a low-level dependency of Electron that does not concern the Brightray is a low-level dependency of Electron that does not concern the
majority of Electron users. majority of Electron users.
### DMG
An Apple Disk Image is a packaging format used by macOS. DMG files are
commonly used for distributing application "installers". [electron-builder]
supports `dmg` as a build target.
### IPC ### IPC
IPC stands for Inter-Process Communication. Electron uses IPC to send IPC stands for Inter-Process Communication. Electron uses IPC to send
@ -60,6 +66,14 @@ building native modules.
See also [Using Native Node Modules]. See also [Using Native Node Modules].
## NSIS
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System is a script-driven Installer
authoring tool for Microsoft Windows. It is released under a combination of
free software licenses, and is a widely-used alternative to commercial
proprietary products like InstallShield. [electron-builder] supports NSIS
as a build target.
### process ### process
A process is an instance of a computer program that is being executed. Electron A process is an instance of a computer program that is being executed. Electron
@ -96,8 +110,8 @@ recently, the term has been popularized in the Node and npm community to
distinguish between the features available in "Node core" versus packages distinguish between the features available in "Node core" versus packages
published to the npm registry by the much larger "user" community. published to the npm registry by the much larger "user" community.
Just like Node, Electron is focused on having a small set of APIs that provide Like Node, Electron is focused on having a small set of APIs that provide
all the necessary primitives for developing multi-platform Desktop applications. all the necessary primitives for developing multi-platform desktop applications.
This design philosophy allows Electron to remain a flexible tool without being This design philosophy allows Electron to remain a flexible tool without being
overly prescriptive about how it should be used. Userland enables users to overly prescriptive about how it should be used. Userland enables users to
create and share tools that provide additional functionality on top of what is create and share tools that provide additional functionality on top of what is
@ -120,6 +134,7 @@ embedded content.
[addons]: https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html [addons]: https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html
[autoUpdater]: api/auto-updater.md [autoUpdater]: api/auto-updater.md
[electron-builder]: https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder
[libchromiumcontent]: #libchromiumcontent [libchromiumcontent]: #libchromiumcontent
[Mac App Store Submission Guide]: tutorials/mac-app-store-submission-guide.md [Mac App Store Submission Guide]: tutorials/mac-app-store-submission-guide.md
[main]: #main-process [main]: #main-process